1996Final results
1996 election for Illinois Representative District 10
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
Coy Pugh (D) won with 95.1% of the vote, defeating Earnest L. Thomas (R) by 90.2 points.
Coy PughDemocrat · winner · incumbent
95.1%23,699
Earnest L. ThomasRepublican
4.9%1,222
24,921 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1996
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET